So took chain off, popped it into an empty milk container, added some petrol, lid on and shook for a while.

Chain out, wiped with a cloth the re-lube with the finest chain lube then checked either uv light.

Any other way?

Every time 🙂

After dousing it in petrol isnt it a bit tempting to just put a match to it?
Doodlebug ^ isnt that one of those fryers that uses a teaspoon of oil?? I guess its a low fat option and will cut down the chains cholestrol if it isnt off sneaking some full fat wet line when its alone in the shed.

I do much the same but with paraffin as the solvent. You’ve got to be sure to relube right after a full degrease though, getting lubricant back into teh rollers- I soak mine in melted wax to lube so no problems there but I can see it’d be easy to basically just lube the outside.

wash with hose, brush off crap apply Rock n Roll Lube.

Cheap chain, wash with hose, blast with gt85, lube with old engine oil or cheap chain lube and replace chain immediately on 0.75 wear.

This email from a product manager at SRAM reproduced as a forum post. Chain cleaning is towards the bottom…http://rbentonline.org/YaBB.pl?num=1223403221

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M66gpGcs0Ew

Brush on some degreaser. Get on with washing rest of bike. When finished come back and rinse off degreaser. Let dry. Relube

“After dousing it in petrol isnt it a bit tempting to just put a match to it?”

Well after having some old now very contaminated fuel to dispose of I thought this was the perfect solution… placed in metal wheel barrow and ignited I can confirm:

– old petrol is harder to light than in the movies.
– washing line is remarkably quick to melt/burn.
– wives are never understanding that a new washing line is really a bonus!
– even a pint of petrol burns for a surprisingly long time.
– dry powder fire extinguishers make an incredible mess!